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New boy under the bed
I picked up a new playmate for Espy. I went into the wilds of New
Jersy yesterday with my co-worker and made friends with his cat Nipsy, and then took him with me. That was the plan. Nipsy showed up outside their door a few months back and they fed him. Then, after he was attacked by something (likely a raccoon) and badly injured they took him to the vet and subsequently brought him into the house. They didn't want a third cat and wanted me to take him since Nico was preparing to die, but Nico didn't and so he stayed there. He got along well with their male cat but the female (Lila) freaked out and he keeps fighting with her (and Bootsy but he likes it). Lately she's taken to peeing in the house. It was likely crystals and she's being treated for that but they felt that the constant aggravation wasn't helping any. So Nico died and I just took Nipsy away from his home and friends. He cried all the way in the car. It was so pathetic I was ready to turn around and bring him back. But now he's in my house, in the "cat introduction room", under the bed. Nipsy is a fantastic cat. Very friendly. Maybe 1 1/2 years old. Long grey hair, with a white chin. Likes to play and fight all the time. I think he will be a perfect fit for Espy, who keeps looking at the door. I go in for a few minutes at a time and talk to him and pet him when he comes close enough. He came out from under the bed a few times. It's only been about 12 hours so far and he is doing well. Not the happiest of cats at the moment but better than I had feared. I have no time table for opening the door. I think that once he gets comfortable I'll lock Espy in the bathroom for a while and let Nipsy have the run of the house. We'll see. Time to go pet him some more. |
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dgk wrote: I picked up a new playmate for Espy. [snip] Time to go pet him some more. Sounds like it's going fine. Congrats on your new master! Priscilla -- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum. (thanks be to Brian Jones and topfive.com) |
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In article ,
dgk wrote: I picked up a new playmate for Espy. [snip] Time to go pet him some more. Sounds like it's going fine. Congrats on your new master! Priscilla -- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum. (thanks be to Brian Jones and topfive.com) |
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in article , dgk at
wrote on 7/4/03 7:56 AM: I picked up a new playmate for Espy. I went into the wilds of New Jersy yesterday with my co-worker and made friends with his cat Nipsy, and then took him with me. That was the plan. Nipsy showed up outside their door a few months back and they fed him. Then, after he was attacked by something (likely a raccoon) and badly injured they took him to the vet and subsequently brought him into the house. They didn't want a third cat and wanted me to take him since Nico was preparing to die, but Nico didn't and so he stayed there. He got along well with their male cat but the female (Lila) freaked out and he keeps fighting with her (and Bootsy but he likes it). Lately she's taken to peeing in the house. It was likely crystals and she's being treated for that but they felt that the constant aggravation wasn't helping any. So Nico died and I just took Nipsy away from his home and friends. He cried all the way in the car. It was so pathetic I was ready to turn around and bring him back. But now he's in my house, in the "cat introduction room", under the bed. Nipsy is a fantastic cat. Very friendly. Maybe 1 1/2 years old. Long grey hair, with a white chin. Likes to play and fight all the time. I think he will be a perfect fit for Espy, who keeps looking at the door. I go in for a few minutes at a time and talk to him and pet him when he comes close enough. He came out from under the bed a few times. It's only been about 12 hours so far and he is doing well. Not the happiest of cats at the moment but better than I had feared. I have no time table for opening the door. I think that once he gets comfortable I'll lock Espy in the bathroom for a while and let Nipsy have the run of the house. We'll see. Time to go pet him some more. think about getting some Feliway to spray around too. I think it really helps with an introduction. Congrats and good luck! Karen |
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That may not have been in response to
"leaving his home" -- many are just plain vocal/unhappy when riding in a car. dgk wrote in message He cried all the way in the car. It was so pathetic I was ready to turn around and bring him back. |
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That may not have been in response to
"leaving his home" -- many are just plain vocal/unhappy when riding in a car. dgk wrote in message He cried all the way in the car. It was so pathetic I was ready to turn around and bring him back. |
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in article , dgk at
wrote on 7/4/03 5:54 PM: On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 12:32:33 -0500, Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , dgk at wrote on 7/4/03 7:56 AM: I picked up a new playmate for Espy. I went into the wilds of New Jersy yesterday with my co-worker and made friends with his cat Nipsy, and then took him with me. That was the plan. Nipsy showed up outside their door a few months back and they fed him. Then, after he was attacked by something (likely a raccoon) and badly injured they took him to the vet and subsequently brought him into the house. They didn't want a third cat and wanted me to take him since Nico was preparing to die, but Nico didn't and so he stayed there. He got along well with their male cat but the female (Lila) freaked out and he keeps fighting with her (and Bootsy but he likes it). Lately she's taken to peeing in the house. It was likely crystals and she's being treated for that but they felt that the constant aggravation wasn't helping any. So Nico died and I just took Nipsy away from his home and friends. He cried all the way in the car. It was so pathetic I was ready to turn around and bring him back. But now he's in my house, in the "cat introduction room", under the bed. Nipsy is a fantastic cat. Very friendly. Maybe 1 1/2 years old. Long grey hair, with a white chin. Likes to play and fight all the time. I think he will be a perfect fit for Espy, who keeps looking at the door. I go in for a few minutes at a time and talk to him and pet him when he comes close enough. He came out from under the bed a few times. It's only been about 12 hours so far and he is doing well. Not the happiest of cats at the moment but better than I had feared. I have no time table for opening the door. I think that once he gets comfortable I'll lock Espy in the bathroom for a while and let Nipsy have the run of the house. We'll see. Time to go pet him some more. think about getting some Feliway to spray around too. I think it really helps with an introduction. Congrats and good luck! Karen I had some from when I was trying to get Nico to hate Espy less. Didn't work but it would have been amazing if it did. After Nipsy came out from under the bed a few times I remembered the Feliway and sprayed some on a wall in the room. A few minutes later Nipsy retreated to the furthest corner of the bed and refused to come out. It took most of today to get him to stick his head out from under the bed again. I don't know that it was the Feliway but if not it was sure a good coincidence. I've always had very good luck with it shrug Karen |
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in article , dgk at
wrote on 7/4/03 5:54 PM: On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 12:32:33 -0500, Karen Chuplis wrote: in article , dgk at wrote on 7/4/03 7:56 AM: I picked up a new playmate for Espy. I went into the wilds of New Jersy yesterday with my co-worker and made friends with his cat Nipsy, and then took him with me. That was the plan. Nipsy showed up outside their door a few months back and they fed him. Then, after he was attacked by something (likely a raccoon) and badly injured they took him to the vet and subsequently brought him into the house. They didn't want a third cat and wanted me to take him since Nico was preparing to die, but Nico didn't and so he stayed there. He got along well with their male cat but the female (Lila) freaked out and he keeps fighting with her (and Bootsy but he likes it). Lately she's taken to peeing in the house. It was likely crystals and she's being treated for that but they felt that the constant aggravation wasn't helping any. So Nico died and I just took Nipsy away from his home and friends. He cried all the way in the car. It was so pathetic I was ready to turn around and bring him back. But now he's in my house, in the "cat introduction room", under the bed. Nipsy is a fantastic cat. Very friendly. Maybe 1 1/2 years old. Long grey hair, with a white chin. Likes to play and fight all the time. I think he will be a perfect fit for Espy, who keeps looking at the door. I go in for a few minutes at a time and talk to him and pet him when he comes close enough. He came out from under the bed a few times. It's only been about 12 hours so far and he is doing well. Not the happiest of cats at the moment but better than I had feared. I have no time table for opening the door. I think that once he gets comfortable I'll lock Espy in the bathroom for a while and let Nipsy have the run of the house. We'll see. Time to go pet him some more. think about getting some Feliway to spray around too. I think it really helps with an introduction. Congrats and good luck! Karen I had some from when I was trying to get Nico to hate Espy less. Didn't work but it would have been amazing if it did. After Nipsy came out from under the bed a few times I remembered the Feliway and sprayed some on a wall in the room. A few minutes later Nipsy retreated to the furthest corner of the bed and refused to come out. It took most of today to get him to stick his head out from under the bed again. I don't know that it was the Feliway but if not it was sure a good coincidence. I've always had very good luck with it shrug Karen |
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After Nipsy came out from under the bed a few times I remembered the Feliway and sprayed some on a wall in the room. A few minutes later Nipsy retreated to the furthest corner of the bed and refused to come out. It took most of today to get him to stick his head out from under the bed again. I don't know that it was the Feliway but if not it was sure a good coincidence. I've always had very good luck with it shrug Karen I'll have to try again. Nipsy came out of the room last night. Espy does not seem to appreciate his new buddy yet. Hissing and running away. Well, Nipsy is a big boy and Espy isn't that big yet. |
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